Person wants to send $800 fir transport company picking up

Melindamindy
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I am very concerned person wants to send me the $800 for the transport company to give them when they pick up vehicle not sure if ok since going through PayPal or not? How should I proceed?
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kernowlass
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@Melindamindy 

 

SOUNDS LIKE THIS SCAM, READ AND CHECK.

They encourage you to accept a direct Paypal payment.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails may go into your junk/spam folders.

They don't quibble on cost and may also say they can't view the item as they are disabled or working abroad or sending as a gift to a family member but they will arrange a shipping agent or courier to collect it.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

The fake paypal email will tell you that the buyer has paid for the item + shipping costs but you must send those shipping costs to the courier/ shipping agent via anther payment processor than Paypal or by providing some vouchers or tokens before the funds are released to you.
They are not interested in the vehicle, they just want that couriers/shipping funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.


Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram, Western Union, Bank Transfer or any sort of gift token or voucher.
There is no seller protection on paypal for any type of motor vehicle. 

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.


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Kudos / Solution appreciated.

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kernowlass
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@Melindamindy 

 

SOUNDS LIKE THIS SCAM, READ AND CHECK.

They encourage you to accept a direct Paypal payment.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails may go into your junk/spam folders.

They don't quibble on cost and may also say they can't view the item as they are disabled or working abroad or sending as a gift to a family member but they will arrange a shipping agent or courier to collect it.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

The fake paypal email will tell you that the buyer has paid for the item + shipping costs but you must send those shipping costs to the courier/ shipping agent via anther payment processor than Paypal or by providing some vouchers or tokens before the funds are released to you.
They are not interested in the vehicle, they just want that couriers/shipping funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.


Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service eg Moneygram, Western Union, Bank Transfer or any sort of gift token or voucher.
There is no seller protection on paypal for any type of motor vehicle. 

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.


Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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Melindamindy
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Thanks for the info i sent email saying if the transport company doesn’t have a PayPal account sound like a scam! Surprise no response back.
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kernowlass
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@Melindamindy 

 

Your welcome, its one of the reasons i give up my time to help out on here.


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Melindamindy
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Thanks I texted saying if the transport company doesn’t have account setup with PayPal sounds like a scam. No response back !
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Melindamindy
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Thanks I texted saying the shipping company is a fraud if they don’t have a PayPal account. Really appreciate you guys filling me in on the rest of the scam
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